Name:  Sharon Barbieri

Title:  Assistant Professor

Department of  Dental Hygiene  

Location:  School of Allied Health Sciences      

Phone:  (210) 567-8838         

Fax:  (210) 567-8843              

E-mail:  barbieri@uthscsa.edu

Research Interests:  psychomotor skill development, oral health and systemic disease, educational outcomes assessment, ergonomics

Unique Technical and Clinical Research Capabilities/Instrumentation:

Publications:

Barbieri SL, Stein T, & Infante T.  Implementation of a Sealant Placement Course for Dental Assistants. Orlando, Florida: 83rd Annual American Dental Education Association Meeting & Exhibition, March 8 - 11, 2006, Orlando, Florida, Abstract # 946.

Barbieri SL & Stein T.  Dental Hygiene Student’s Participation in Providing Health Care Services to Underserved Communities. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 9th Conference, May 31 – June 03, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Abstract # 13.

Barbieri SL, Infante TD, Stein JJ. The Sealant Solution The Journal of Professional Excellence Dimensions of Dental Hygiene 2006 Feb;4(2):17-20.

Barbieri SL. Ergonomic Injury: Alternative Methods of Prevention and Treatment Contemporary Oral Hygiene 2006 Jan;6(1):20-23.

Ashley D, Barbieri SL. The Use of Xylitol in Caries Prevention Access 2005 Dec;19(10):24-27.

Key Words: ergonomics,  psychomotor skill, dental health